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**PR Assistant Account Executive - IT
As an entry-level account position, the Assistant Account Executive (AAE) learns the fundamentals of client service excellence and Communications Marketing programming. S/he builds trust with external clients and colleagues by consistently demonstrating operational knowledge, value-adding ideas and professionalism. S/he understands the roles of other parts of the firm in delivering work efficiently.
**Qualifications**
**_ Basic Qualifications._**
- Previous internship experience in Communications Marketing and/or related fields, including research, advertising, management consulting, media or publishing
- Preferred Qualifications._
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Marketing, Communications, PR) from an accredited college or university.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and written and oral communications skills.
- Ability to adapt to new conditions, deadlines and assignments.
- Solid knowledge of the MS Office suite.
- Demonstrates strong work ethic and the ability to provide quality work to clients and teams.
**Responsibilities and Expectations**
**_ SKILLS (Client & Stakeholder Engagement, Business & Project Management, Business _**
**_Development and Talent Development/Leadership)._**
- Demonstrates an understanding of the Communications Marketing industry and the basic principles of integrated Communications Marketing.
- Understands key client information including business strategy, industry issues, products and services, key customers and competitors.
- Provides client service administration including preparing client status and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, compiling media and competitor coverage, coordinating press tour pitching, scheduling and logistics.
- Assists with research including analysis of media coverage and online conversations.
- Uses media list building tools and clipping services.
- Coordinates projects and events including inviting media, preparing press kits, attending events and preparing reports.
- Demonstrates a general knowledge of current social media tools.
- Builds a network of traditional and online media contacts.
- Provides administrative support for team.
- Records and submits time, expenses and POs to the right project codes on a timely basis.
- Notifies supervisor of any potential cost overruns.
- Follows all Edelman financial policies and procedures.
- Participates in the new business process, including research, audits and proposal prep.
- Understands account budget parameters and over-servicing.
**Responsibilities and Expectations (cont'd).**
- Contributes to performance appraisal process for peers and managers.
- Oversees interns on projects.
- Understands internal operations and inter-team cooperation.
- Commits to continuous learning and improvement of tactical skills by attending Edelman Learning Institute classes and seeking other training, including on-the-job training and mentoring.
- Demonstrates behaviors consistent with Edelman's values, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.
- Learns about Edelman's various capabilities and contribute ideas when appropriate about how to improve them and develop new capabilities.
- Aids in the implementation of new capabilities.
- Stays up to date with emerging technologies and trends.
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BEHAVIORS_**
**_ Relentless pursuit of excellence._**
- Serves as a positive role model; supports and respects colleagues, clients and partners; focuses on self-improvement and ensures work is based on strategic insights.
- Effectively and consistently manages strengths and weaknesses of self and others; enables self and others to bring the best of their skills and talents to work; is consistently ambitious in setting and achieving goals.
- Always takes all feedback as a constructive learning opportunity and acts upon it; enables others to thrive as part of agency life and adapts to others' styles to do so; ensures excellence is repeated by rigorously identifying and socializing key learnings for all colleagues.
- Ensures work and relationships are founded on open and honest communication; listens and asks the right questions during day-to-day work; upholds creative, ethical and legal standards.
- Ensures that client counsel and agency action is always purposeful and challenging; prioritizes the interests of the wider agency; holds subordinates, peers and superiors accountable for demonstrating integrity and ethical behavior.
- Demonstrates a strategic and thoughtful approach in challenging others to ask the right questions; prioritizes the interests of client service excellence ahead of individual advancement.
